INGREDIENTS Lettuce leaves Shredded fresh spinach and /or lettuce 2 Florida red grapefruit, peeled, sectioned, and seeded 2 Florida white grapefruit, peeled, sectioned, and seeded 2 cups strawberries, slices or halved 2 medium avocados, halved, seeded, peeled, and sliced 1 small red onion, thinly sliced and separated into rings PREPARATION Line a platter with lettuce leaves. Top with shredded spinach or lettuce. Arrange red and white grapefruit sections, strawberries, and avocados on lettuce. Sprinkle red onion rings on top of fruit. Serve with Grapefruit-Poppy Seed Dressing (see recipe below). Store remaining dressing, covered, in the refrigerator. Yield: 8 side-dish servings…
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Chicken with Grapefruit Recipe
Recipe Type: EntréeContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 2 Hale grapefruit ½ cup whole cranberry sauce 1 tablespoon honey ¼ teaspoon cloves ¼ teaspoon salt 1 whole chicken, cut up 2 tablespoons butter or margarine PREPARATION Cut and section grapefruit, squeezing all remaining juice from shells into saucepan. Add cranberry sauce, honey, cloves, and salt. Mix well and bring to a boil. Stir in grapefruit sections. Brown chicken in butter in fry pan, then place in shallow baking dish. Baste with some of the grapefruit mixture. Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 45 minutes, basting frequently. Serve chicken with remaining grapefruit…
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Renaissance Orange Apple Pie Recipe
Recipe Type: DessertsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 9 inch unbaked pie pastry shell and lid 5 medium oranges 3 cups water 1 cup honey Juice of ½ small lemon 4 medium apples, peeled, cored, and sliced ½ cup brown sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon powdered ginger 1 tablespoon confectioner’s sugar, dissolved in 1 tablespoon rose water PREPARATION Bake pie shell at 425 degree oven for 10 minutes. Let cool. Slice unpeeled oranges as thinly as possible, discarding seeds. Combine water, honey, and lemon juice in a large saucepan, and bring to a boil. Add orange slices, cover, reduce heat, and simmer about…
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Orange and Carrot Soup Recipe
Recipe Type: SoupsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 2 cups Hale orange juice 2 tablespoons butter ¾ cup chopped onions 3 cups chopped carrots 1 quart chicken stock 2 teaspoons tomato paste 2 tablespoons rice Salt and pepper, to taste ½ cup cream or milk Chives PREPARATION In a heavy 3-quart saucepan, melt butter over moderate heat. Stir in onions and cook until they are soft, but not browned. Add carrots, chicken stock, tomato paste and rice and simmer gently, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Whiz the soup, part at a time, in a blender. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in cream or milk and orange juice.…
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Orange Primavera Salad Recipe
Recipe Type: SaladsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 2 cups cooked baby shell pasta, chilled 2 cups broccoli flowerets, blanched 1 carrot, sliced, blanched 1/4 pound snow peas, washed, trimmed and cut in half lengthwise 1/2 cup red bell peppers, julienned 6 Florida oranges, peeled and sectioned PREPARATION In large bowl, combine pasta, broccoli, carrot slices, snow peas and red pepper. Toss well with Fresh As Spring Dressing(See Below). Chill. Slice 2 oranges, cut each slice in half and arrange round side up along the sides of a 2-inch-deep serving dish. Spoon salad into dish. YIELD: 6 servings Fresh As Spring Dressing: 4 teaspoons vinegar 1 tablespoon…
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Breakfast on the Run- Quick & Easy Recipe
Recipe Type: EntréeContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 4 English muffins, split 4 slices (about 4 ounces) Monterey Jack or other mild cheese 2 Hale Valencia oranges, peeled and sliced in thick cartwheels 4 slices (about 6 ounces) cooked ham ½ cup orange marmalade PREPARATION Place split muffins on baking sheet. On 4 muffin halves, arrange each with a cheese slice, orange cartwheel, and slice of ham. Brush top of ham and remaining 4 muffin halves with marmalade. Broil 6 inches from heat 5-7 minutes until heated through and cheese is melted. Press halves together. (Can be done in toaster oven.)
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Ruby Throated Hummingbird Cake Recipe
Recipe Type: DessertsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 1 ½ cup flour 3 tablespoons baking powder 1 pinch salt 1/3 cup sugar ½ cup vegetable oil 6 egg yolks 1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple 2 tablespoon lemon juice 6 egg whites 1 pinch cream of tartar ½ cup sugar PREPARATION In a mixer or food processor sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Blend in oil, egg yolks, and pineapple and lemon juice. Mix well. In a separate bowl beat egg whites, cream of tartar, sugar until very stiff. Fold the cake mix into the egg white mixture, stir until well blended. Pour the…
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Orange Zabaglione Recipe
Recipe Type: DessertsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 5 egg yolks 1 whole egg 5 tablespoons sugar ½ cup Hale orange juice 1 tablespoon sherry 4 Hale oranges, peeled and sliced Cinnamon (optional) PREPARATION In the top of a large double boiler, beat together until light all ingredients except sliced oranges. Over barely simmering water, beat constantly with portable electric mixed or rotary beater until the mixture foams up, deflates slightly, and becomes thick. This will take about 10 minutes. Serve immediately over sliced oranges. To serve cold, place the top of the double boiler in a large bowl of ice water after mixture is cooked and thick…
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Moon Gate Orange Chicken Recipe
Recipe Type: EntréeContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 2 Hale oranges 4 green onions, cut in 1/4-inch long pieces 1/3 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup sugar 1 cup Hale orange juice vegetable oil for deep frying 3 pounds boned, skinned chicken breasts and thighs, cut in bite-sized pieces 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 tbsp ginger shredded fresh, or 1 tsp. ground 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce PREPARATION Score peel of 1 Hale orange in quarter sections; remove peel. Remove all white membrane from peel; cut peel into long, thin strips. Peel second Hale orange; section both oranges. Reserve sections and orange peel strips. Combine green onions, soy…
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Refreshing Fruit Salad Recipe
Recipe Type: SaladsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS Raspberry Vinaigrette (see below) 3 medium white and/or red Florida grapefruit, peeled and segmented 2 kiwi, sliced in half lengthwise, then sliced crosswise 2 cups strawberries, halved 2 cups cantaloupe balls PREPARATION Prepare Raspberry Vinaigrette; cover and refrigerate. In large salad bowl, combine all ingredients and mix gently. Serve salad with vinaigrette. Raspberry Vinaigrette 1 cup fresh or frozen (thawed) raspberries* ¼ cup red wine or raspberry vinegar 2 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 tablespoon honey ¼ teaspoon ground ginger In 5-cup blender container, combine raspberries and vinegar. Process until pureed. Sieve mixture to remove seeds: discard seeds. In small…